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August 2017 @ #UWMSocial

August was a month full of events, new rankings and welcoming new and old Panthers! Take a look at what #UWMSocial was up to this month and which posts flew off the radar.

Facebook:

Thousands of people joined us for UWM Day at the Wisconsin State Fair. The annual “Roar Like a Panther” contest had these kids giving Pounce a run for his money! #UWMSocial went live and received more than 3,300 views and reached more than 13,000 people.

Watch the finalists for the Roar Like a Panther Contest at UWM Day at the State Fair!

On August 23, students FINALLY found out who would headline this year’s Pantherfest, UWM’s biggest event of the year! The announcement video got 23,800 views, 265 shares and reached nearly 70,000 people.

We love covering the excitement of move-in day. This year, we captured a Panther Minute and interviewed students moving into the residence halls. The video reached 35,000 people with 16,943 views, 423 likes and 50 shares.

Milwaukee is known for packing its summer full of festivals that explore different cultures, foods and music. Have a look at just a few of the festivals and explore our city this weekend with Fall Welcome activities ➡️ https://uwm.edu/welcome/events/

The Solar Eclipse was one of the biggest events this year, and UWM’s came out to celebrate with the UWM Planetarium. Minutes before the eclipse, we live tweeted a photo earning 16,743 impressions, 74 retweets and a total engagement of 1,251.

A post shared by UW-Milwaukee (@uwmilwaukee) on Aug 25, 2017 at 9:35am PDT

Snapchat:

On August 24, faculty and staff welcomed students to UWM with U.N.I.T.E. (University Neighborhood Initiative To Engage). Students got free swag bags and even got to meet Chancellor Mark Mone. This Snapchat story saw nearly 3-thousand views!

Rankings:

UWM secured a spot on Campus Pride’s “Top 25 LGBTQ+ Friendly Colleges & Universities” list, for the third year in a row. We are so Panther Proud of our community!

We are Panther Proud to be on Campus Pride's "Best of the Best" Top 25 LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list for the third year in a row!